List of sandwiches

This is a list of notable sandwiches. A sandwich is a food item consisting of two or more slices of bread with one or more fillings between.^[1]^[2]^[3] Sandwiches are a common type of lunch food often eaten as part of a packed lunch. Many types of sandwiches exist, with a diverse variety of ingredients used. The sandwich is the namesake of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, a British statesman.

Sandwiches

Name	Image	Origin	Description
Bacon		United Kingdom	Often served with ketchup or brown sauce
Bacon, egg and cheese			A breakfast sandwich, usually fried or scrambled eggs
Baked bean		United States	Canned baked beans on white or brown bread. Sometimes butter is also used.
Bánh mì ^[4]		Vietnam	Served on a small baguette, filling usually meat, but can contain a wide range of foods, including fish, cheese, or eggs
Barbecue ^[5]^[6]^[7]		United States	Served on a bun, with chopped or sliced meat (pulled pork, beef or chicken typically), and sometimes topped with coleslaw
Barros Jarpa		Chile	Ham and cheese, usually mantecoso, which is a similar to farmer cheese
Barros Luco		Chile	Beef (usually thin cut steak) and cheese
Bauru		Brazil	Melted cheese, roast beef, tomato and pickled cucumber in a hollowed-out French bun
Beef on weck		United States	Roast beef on a caraway kaiser roll
BLT		United States	Named for its ingredients, bacon, lettuce and tomato
Bocadillo		Spain	Wide variety of fillings: tortilla, squid, cheese, ham, pork loin, etc.; some Spanish regions spread over-ripe tomato or olive oil on the bread
Bosna		Austria	Usually grilled on white bread, containing a bratwurst sausage, onions, and a blend of tomato ketchup, mustard, and curry powder
Bratwurst		Germany	Bratwurst can be used on various types of sandwiches, though Germans normally eat the sausage and bread roll separately.
Breakfast roll		United Kingdom and Ireland	A convenience dish on a variety of bread rolls, containing such breakfast items as sausages, bacon, white or black pudding, with butter, mushrooms, tomatoes and ketchup or brown sauce, and sometimes hash browns or a fried egg
Breakfast		United States	Typically a scrambled or fried egg, cheese, and a sausage patty or other breakfast meat served on a biscuit or English muffin
British Rail		United Kingdom	A dated reference to the poor quality of catering on the now-defunct British Rail, refers to any sandwich where the bread has started to go stale and hard and curled up at the edges
Bruschetta		Italy	Open faced, toasted bread brushed with olive oil and rubbed with garlic, topped with savory items, which might include tomato, basil, thinly sliced Italian ham.
Broodje kroket		The Netherlands	A soft bread roll containing various deep-fried ingredients, usually made from beef and/or pork, often served with mustard.
Bun kebab		Pakistan	Consists of a spicy patty which is shallow-fried, onions, and chutney or raita in a hamburger or hot dog bun.
Butterbrot		Germany, Russia	Single, open-faced, containing butter as the common ingredient, with sweet or savory toppings depending on the meal
Cemita		Mexico	Sliced avocado, meat, white cheese, onions and red sauce (salsa roja), on a fluffy sesame-seeded egg roll, originally from the city of Puebla.
Chacarero		Chile	Thinly sliced churrasco-style steak, or lomito-style pork, with tomatoes, green beans and green chiles, served on a round roll
Cheese			In the United States it is usually made with American cheese, and often served toasted alongside tomato soup or with sliced tomato inside. When toasted (pictured), it is commonly referred to as a "grilled cheese sandwich".
Cheesesteak		United States (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)	Thinly sliced steak and melted cheese in a long roll, also known as a Philadelphia or Philly cheesesteak.
Chicken salad			A sandwich prepared with chicken salad as a filling.
Chickpea salad ^[8]^[9]		United States	Chickpea salad is a vegan sandwich filling that has a texture similar to tuna salad. Chickpea salad consists of mashed up chickpeas, vegenaise, onions, and other seasonings. Some versions also include tuna.^[10]
Chili burger		United States	Chili con carne in a hamburger bun. This sandwich is similar to sloppy joe.
Chip butty ^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]		United Kingdom	Sliced white bread (or a large, flat bread roll) filled with chips usually sprinkled with salt and vinegar or tomato ketchup. Originating in Sheffield, Yorkshire.
Chipped beef		U.S. military cuisine	Sandwiches prepared with thinly sliced or pressed salted and dried beef. Some chipped beef is smoked to add flavor.
Chivito		Uruguay	Filet mignon with mayonnaise, black or green olives, mozzarella, tomatoes and commonly bacon, fried or hardboiled eggs and ham
Choripán		South America	Grilled chorizo, usually served on a crusty roll with salsa-type condiments, such as pebre or chimichurri
Chow mein		United States	A brown gravy base and chow mein mixture in a hamburger-style bun
Churrasco		Chile	Thinly cut steak, grilled and served on a toasted bun, usually with tomato, avocado and mayonnaise
Cinnamon toast		United States	Toast spread with butter, sprinkled with a mixture of cinnamon and sugar
Club		United States	A triple-decker sandwich made with sliced turkey or chicken, bacon, tomato and lettuce, usually contains mayonnaise
Corned beef			Corned beef with mustard, usually on rye bread
Crisp		United Kingdom	Crisps and occasionally pickles on white bread
Croque-monsieur		France	A grilled ham and cheese (typically Emmental or Gruyère) sandwich, sometimes coated in a mornay or béchamel sauce
Cuban		United States Tampa / Cuba	Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and sometimes Genoa salami on Cuban bread, usually pressed and warmed in a plancha
Cucumber		United Kingdom	Two thin slices of crustless, lightly buttered white bread, containing paper-thin slices of peeled cucumber
Cudighi		Italy	Spicy cudighi (a Michigan variety of Cotechino Italian sausage), on a long, hard roll, often topped with mozzarella and tomato sauce
Dagwood		United States	Multiple layers containing a wide variety of meats and condiments, named for Dagwood Bumstead of the comic strip Blondie
Deli sandwich			Type of sandwich that may be ordered at a deli, choices include type of bread (toasted or untoasted,) type of meat (cold cut), type of sliced cheese, vegetable fillings (lettuce, tomato, onion, etc.) and condiments
Denver		United States	A sandwich containing a Denver omelette
Doner kebab		Turkey	Doner kebab is meat cooked on a vertical spit, normally veal or beef but also may be a mixture of these with lamb, and sometimes chicken that may be served wrapped in a flatbread such as lavash or pita or as a sandwich.
Donkey burger		China	Chopped or shredded, savory donkey meat in a bun, sold in Baoding, Hebei Province as street food, and also in high-end restaurants
Doubles		Trinidad and Tobago	Two flat fried bara (bread), containing curried chickpeas or garbanzo beans
Dyrlægens natmad		Denmark	A slice of aspic and red onion rings on leverpostej and salt beef, served on a slice of buttered or fat-smeared rye bread
Elvis sandwich		United States	Peanut butter, banana, and bacon inside of two slices of bread
Egg		Sweden	Generic sandwich containing eggs, usually sliced boiled eggs or egg salad, but may be made with fried or (more rarely) scrambled egg, topped with the local roe spread, locally called kaviar.
Fairy bread		Australia	White bread with nonpareils (= 'sprinkles' (U.S.) or 'hundreds and thousands' (U.K.)) on a spread of butter. Often cut into corners or halves.
Falafel		Middle East	Deep-fried balls of ground, seasoned chickpeas topped with salad vegetables, hot sauce, tahini-based sauces, and pickled vegetables, wrapped in or added to the pocket of a split-open taboon bread (pita)
Fischbrötchen		Germany	Crusty bread rolls filled with fish (most commonly Bismarck or soused herring) and onions
Fool's Gold Loaf		Colorado, United States	Consists of a single warmed, hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with one jar of creamy peanut butter, one jar of grape jelly, and a pound of bacon. In 1976, Elvis Presley and some of his friends flew to Colorado to consume them.^[15]
Fluffernutter		United States	Peanut butter and marshmallow creme. Pictured is a fluffernutter sandwich prior to being assembled.
Francesinha		Portugal	Wet-cured ham, linguiça, fresh sausage (chipolata), steak or other roast meat, topped with melted cheese, a hot thick tomato, and beer sauce
Francesinha poveira		Portugal	A bun with wet-cured ham, linguiça, and cheese, sauced with butter or margarine, piri-piri, and port wine, whiskey, cognac or brandy
French dip		United States	Thinly sliced roast beef on a baguette, served hot, usually au jus (with juice)
Fried brain		United States	Sliced calves' brain on sliced bread
Ftira ^[16]^[17]		Malta	A traditional Maltese sandwich^[18] made on a large round piece of Maltese ftira bread, topped with tomato paste, tuna, capers and red onions.
Gatsby		South Africa	A deli-style sandwich similar to the hoagie, often contains french fries, with other variations, prepared with masala steak, chicken, polony, Vienna sausage, calamari, fish, or chargrilled steak
Gerber		United States	Half section of Italian or French bread with garlic butter, containing ham, provel or provolone cheese, topped with paprika, then toasted
Guajolota		México, Mexico City	A tamale inserted in a Mexican bread, bolillo, easy to find in Mexico City streets in the morning, also called torta de tamal
Gyro		Greece	"Pita gyro" or "psomaki gyro", depending on the type of bread used, includes meat roasted on a vertical spit, with tomato, onion and optional yogurt sauce, wrapped in pita or sandwich bread.
Hagelslag or vlokken		The Netherlands	Chocolate sprinkles or flakes usually served on buttered bread
Ham and cheese			A common sandwich prepared with ham and sliced cheese. Additional ingredients may include lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise and other ingredients.
Ham and egg bun		Hong Kong	Sliced Danish canned ham with sliced scrabbled egg sheet in a halved-sweet bun
Ham			Ham, often with mustard
Hamburger		Germany	See Hamburger variations
Hamdog			A hot dog wrapped in a beef patty, deep-fried, then covered with chili, a few french fries, and a fried egg
Horseshoe		United States	A thick-sliced, toasted, open-faced sandwich, it usually contains hamburger patties or ham, but other meat, such as deep-fried pork tenderloin, grilled or fried chicken breast, and fried fish filets, can be used. The meat is topped with french fries and covered with a cheese sauce.
Hot brown		United States	Open-faced with turkey and bacon, topped with mornay sauce, and baked or broiled
Hot dog		United States	A very finely textured sausage (wiener or frankfurter), served on an oblong bun, usual condiments include mustard, ketchup, pickle relish, diced onions, sauerkraut or chili
Hot turkey ^[19]^[20]^[21]		United States	Often open-faced, sliced turkey on white bread drenched in turkey gravy, often served with mashed potatoes. These are sometimes served at Hofbrau-style restaurants.
Ice cream		United States	Vanilla ice cream between thin biscuits, cookies or slices of cake, normally chocolate
Italian beef		United States (Chicago, Illinois)	Thin slices of seasoned, juicy roast beef, often garnished with giardiniera or Italian sweet peppers, on a dense, long Italian-style roll
Italiano ^[22]		Chile	Not a sandwich, it refers to a set of toppings to put in a sandwich, refers to the colors of the Italian flag: red (tomato), white (mayonnaise) and green (avocado)
Jam		United Kingdom	Buttered bread, with jam (traditionally strawberry), normally eaten at lunchtime or as a quick snack, may also be eaten at breakfast or for high tea
Jibarito		United States	Meat, cheese, lettuce and tomato, between flattened, fried green plantains (instead of bread), with garlic-flavored mayonnaise
Jucy Lucy		United States	A cheeseburger with the cheese inside the meat patty rather than on top
Katsu sando		Japan	Breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet (tonkatsu)
Kokoretsi			Lamb or goat intestines, containing seasoned offal
Kottenbutter		Germany	Buttered brown bread with smoked pork sausage (Kottenwurst), fresh onion rings and spicy mustard
Lettuce			Lettuce and mayonnaise
Lobster roll		Northeastern United States/	Lobster meat tossed with either mayonnaise ("cold") or drawn butter ("hot") stuffed into a slit opening at the top of a grilled bread roll or hot dog bun.
Lox		United States	Lox on a bagel with cream cheese, thinly sliced onion, capers and possibly sliced tomato
Luther burger		United States	A hamburger or cheeseburger with a glazed doughnuts instead of a bun
Marmite		United Kingdom	Marmite spread thinly with butter or margarine onto toast or bread
Martino ^[23]	Image link	Belgium	Filet américain (steak tartare) with Worcestershire sauce, pickles, onions, peppers and martino sauce
Meatball		United States	Meatballs in marinara sauce, with melted parmesan or provolone cheese, on a long bun or section of Italian loaf. Might include Italian-style accompaniments such as bell peppers, basil, or Italian-dressed lettuce
Medianoche		Cuba	Roast pork, ham, mustard, Swiss cheese, and dill pickles served on sweet bread.
Mitraillette		Belgium	French fries and fried meat with sauce on a demi-baguette.
Melt		United States	A generic sandwich containing a filling, and a layer of cheese, grilled or fried until the cheese is melted
Mettbrötchen		Germany	Open sandwich consisting of a sliced bun, topped with Mett (seasoned minced pork without bacon), frequently with a garnish of raw onion rings or diced raw onion
Mollete		Spain and Mexico	A typical food of Mexico and a kind of bread in Spain. In Mexico, Molletes are prepared with melted cheese and other ingredients, such as salsa, ham or bacon.
Montadito ^[24]^[25]		Spain	Minute and usually grilled, could be filled with anything. Some bars offer a variety of 200 different types of these sandwiches.
Monte Cristo		United States	Sliced ham and cheese (usually Emmental or Gruyère) between slices of French toast, batter-fried, sprinkled with powdered sugar, usually served with jelly or jam)
Mortadella		Brazil	Any sandwich containing mortadella, a large Italian sausage
Mother-in-law		United States	A hot dog bun containing a Chicago-style corn-roll tamale, topped with chili
Muffuletta		United States	Originated in New Orleans' Italian-American community, meats, cheeses, and olive salad on a round bun
Beschuit met muisjes		The Netherlands	Biscuit smeared with butter and topped with sugared aniseed balls, traditionally served in celebration of a birth
Naan sandwich		Pakistan	A sandwich that consists of hamburger made with naan bread. Sometimes ham is used instead of beef.
Open-faced sandwich ^[26]^[27]		Nordic	Consists of a single slice of bread with one or more food items on top. See also pizza.
Pambazo		Mexico	Made with pambazo bread dipped in a red guajillo pepper sauce and filled with potatoes with chorizo.
Pan-bagnat		France	Raw vegetables, hard-boiled egg, anchovies and/or tuna, and olive oil on round white bread
Panini		Italy	In Italy, panino is the word for a sandwich made from bread other than sliced bread, in which case Italians call it a tramezzino or porco. Examples of bread types used are ciabatta, rosetta and baguette. The bread is cut horizontally and filled with deli ingredients such as salami, ham, cheese, mortadella, or other food, and sometimes served warm after having been pressed by a warming grill. In the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, the term panini has been adopted to refer to a pressed and toasted sandwich; there is widespread availability and use of sandwich presses, often known as "panini presses" or "toasted sandwich makers."
Patty melt		United States	Consists of a hamburger patty, pieces of sautéed or grilled onion and Cheddar or Swiss cheese between two slices of bread
Peanut butter and jelly		United States	Jam is often used in place of jelly. Also known as a 'PB&J'.
Pebete		Argentina	A simple Argentine sandwich, traditionally filled with cheese, cured meat, tomato and mayonnaise. The term pebete actually refers to the bread used for the sandwich; a soft oval bun with a spongy inside, and a thin toasted crust.
Pistolette			A stuffed and fried bread roll (sometimes called stuffed pistolettes) in the Cajun areas around Lafayette. Also refers to a type of submarine shaped bread about half the size of a baguette that is popular in New Orleans for Vietnamese bánh mì and other sandwiches.^[28]
Pljeskavica		Serbia	A patty dish popular in the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe, a sandwich utilizes the Pljeskavica patty and bread.
Ploughman's lunch		United Kingdom	A cold meal originating in the United Kingdom, commonly served in pubs. Its core components are (cheddar) cheese, ploughman's pickle and bread.^[29] It is traditionally eaten with beer.
Po' boy		United States	A crusty bread loaf typically filled with fried seafood or roast beef.
Polish boy		United States	Kielbasa sausage in a bun, covered with french fries, barbecue sauce (or hot sauce), and coleslaw
Porilainen		Finland	A half-inch slice of thick sausage, usually with diced sweet onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard, and sometimes mayonnaise, on white bread
Pork chop bun		Macau	A popular dish in Macau, the bun is extremely crisp outside and very soft inside, and a freshly fried pork chop is filled into the bun horizontally.
Pork tenderloin
Prawn roll		Australia
Primanti		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States	Selection of grilled meats topped with french fries, coleslaw, and tomato on Italian bread
Pudgy Pie ^[30]		United States	This sandwich can be made in a pan. Margarine on the outside, pizza sauce and fillings on the inside. The term "pudgy pie" is sometimes used to refer to pie irons, a gadget used for campfire cooking.^[31]^[32]
Pulled pork sandwich		Southern United States	Form of barbecue in which pork is cooked using a slow cook method until the meat becomes tender enough that it can be "pulled", or easily broken into individual pieces
Reuben		United States	Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, topped with Russian or Thousand Island dressing, on rye bread, then grilled
Roti John		Malaysia	Basic ingredients are eggs, chopped onions, sambal paste, salt and pepper cooked as an omelette with the bread added on top before it's fully cooked. Many variation includes canned sardines, chicken, beef, mutton. Garnished with mayo, chili sauce and cheese slice.
Rou jia mo		China	Stewed pork, chopped finely, and stuffed in mo, a kind of flatbread
Runza		United States	A bun filled with a mixture of (usually) loose meat, cabbage, and cheese. The fillings are baked inside the bread, similar to a kolache. Popular in the Midwestern United States, especially Nebraska.
Sandwich loaf
De miga		Argentina	Made with single- or double-layered, buttered, thin white bread with crust removed, toasted or untoasted, contains thinly sliced meat and may include ham, eggs, cheese, tomatoes, green peppers, lettuce, and sometimes other vegetables, even asparagus
Salt beef bagel		United Kingdom	Especially noted from Beigel Bake in Brick Lane, east London.
Sausage		United Kingdom and Germany	Sausages, may be pork, beef or vegetarian
Shawarma		Turkey	Flat bread with fillings of beef, spinach, tomatoes, cucumber, tahini sauce wrapped and grilled. Other toppings to can be added.
Slider		United States	Essentially a miniature hamburger about three inches in diameter, but may contain other ingredients besides a hamburger patty
Sloppy joe		United States	Ground meat, usually beef, cooked with seasoned tomato sauce and served on a round bun.
S'more		United States	A square of thin chocolate bar topped with a toasted marshmallow between two squares of graham cracker
Smörgåstårta		Sweden	Multiple layers of white or light rye bread containing creamy fillings, such as egg and mayonnaise, liver paté, olives, shrimp, ham, various cold cuts, caviar, tomato, cucumber, cheese and smoked salmon
Smørrebrød		Denmark	Open-faced, buttered dark rye bread with cold cuts, pieces of meat or fish, cheese or spreads
Sol over Gudhjem		Denmark	An open-faced sandwich on rugbrød, with smoked herring, chives and a raw egg yolk
Souvlaki		Greece	A sizzling skewer of lamb, beef, pork or chicken roasted on a vertical grill, shaved off the spit, and marinade ranging from hot barbecue to sweet, all laid out on a rolled pita bread, sprinkled with your choice of lettuce, tomato, cheese, red onion, oregano and doused with tzatziki sauce.
Spiedie		United States	Marinated cubes of chicken, pork, lamb, veal, venison or beef, grilled on a spit, and served in a bun
St. Paul		United States	An egg foo young patty (containing bean sprouts and minced white onions), dill pickle slices, white onion, mayonnaise, lettuce, and tomato on white bread
Steak bomb		United States	A grilled, over-stuffed submarine roll, containing shaved steak, and topped with salami, melted provolone, sautéed onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms
Steak		United States	Prepared with steak that has been broiled, fried, grilled, barbecued or seared using steel grates or gridirons then served on bread or a roll. Steak sandwiches may include toppings such as cheese, onions, mushrooms, peppers, tomatoes, and in some instances fried eggs, cole slaw, and french fries.
Submarine/Sub sandwich/Baguette		United States	A generic sandwich served on a long French or Italian roll which may contain a wide variety of sliced meats, vegetables, and condiments, including lettuce, tomato, sweet peppers, onions, olives, and/or mushrooms. Also known regionally as a hero, a hoagie, a grinder, or a zep, among other names. In the United Kingdom it is named a baguette, after the French bread used to make it.
Tavern		United States	Common in Iowa, consists of a mixture of unseasoned ground beef and sauteed onions, sometimes topped with pickles, ketchup and mustard, on a bun
Tea		United Kingdom	Thinly sliced white bread with crusts removed, lightly buttered, containing a light spread of cream cheese or mayonnaise mixture, and often radishes, cucumber, asparagus, or watercress. Other fillings may be pimento cheese, ham with mustard, smoked salmon, fruit jam, curried chicken, and egg salad.
The Scooch		United States	Contains hot sopressata, capicola, and primadonna cheese, on a ciabatta roll, grilled, with balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, roasted red peppers, and sliced hot cherry peppers^[33]
TLT (Tempeh, Lettuce, and Tomato) ^[34]^[35]^[36]		United States	Vegan version of the BLT: Smoky baked tempeh, lettuce, tomato and avocado served sourdough toasted bread
Toast Hawaii		Germany	A slice of toast with ham, a maraschino cherry in the middle of a pineapple slice, and cheese, grilled from above, so the cheese starts to melt
Toastie		The Netherlands	Two slices of bread with cheddar-like cheese (and sometimes ham) in between, which is then toasted or grilled
Tofu Sandwich ^[37]^[38]		United States	Tofu with veggies. Typically broiled or baked tofu.
Tongue toast			Sautéed beef tongue and scrambled eggs, served open-faced^[39]^[40] ada pav
Torta		México	Round roll stuffed with sliced meat, sauce, and other ingredients, often made ahead and tightly wrapped to meld the filling with the bread.
Torta ahogada		México (Guadalajara)	Birote bread (bolillo) sliced open on one side, and filled with chopped, fried pork, and sometimes chicken or shredded meat, beans and cheese, served submerged in a sauce made mostly of a dried chile de árbol.
Tramezzino		Italy	Triangular white bread with the crusts removed, with fillings such as tuna and olive and prosciutto, served in Italian bars throughout the day
Tripleta ^[41]^[42]^[43]		Puerto Rico	Although there are numerous variations, the main distinction is a combination of three meats, typically grilled, such as beef (usually churrasco steak or cube steak), roast pork (pernil), chicken, and ham. Condiments may include some combination of mustard, ketchup, and mayonnaise, often combined to create a “special” sauce. Popular toppings include thin crispy fried potato sticks or shoe string potatoes, thinly sliced cabbage, lettuce, onion, tomato, pickles, and Swiss cheese. The sandwich is often finished in a sandwich press until bread is toasted.
Tuna		United States	Usually made with tuna salad and includes ingredients such as mayonnaise and celery. Other common variations include the tuna boat and tuna melt.
Vada pav		India	A potato fritter coated in chickpea flour (batata vada) in a bun^[44]
Vegemite		Australia	Vegemite is a dark brown Australian food paste made from used brewers' yeast extract, a by-product of beer manufacturing, various vegetables, wheat and spice additives. It is a spread for sandwiches, toast, crumpets and cracker biscuits as well as a filling for pastries.
Vegetable			Many types of vegetables are used to prepare vegetable sandwiches.
Welsh rarebit		United Kingdom	A hot melted cheese sauce, poured over slices (or other pieces) of toasted bread. Or the hot cheese sauce may be served in a bowl accompanied by the toast.
Wrap			Flat bread (often a tortilla) tightly wrapped around the sandwich filling with the ends tucked in to form a neat bundle, fillings can vary widely
Wurstbrot (sausage bread)		Germany	A simple and common German sandwich prepared with thin slices of lunch meat or sausage. Sometimes butter is added to add flavor.
Yakisoba-pan		Japan	A hot dog bun stuffed with fried noodles, frequently topped with pickles, such as beni shōga, with mayonnaise
Zapiekanka		Poland	A halved baguette or other bread usually topped with mushrooms and cheese, ham or other meats, and vegetables